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The Green Energy Scandal Exposed

The wood-burning Drax power station in Yorkshire provides 12 per cent of the UK's renewable energy. It has already received £6 billion in green energy subsidies from the government. But are the wood pellets the power station burns really as sustainable as the company claims? Reporter Joe Crowley investigates where the wood comes from and uncovers an environmental scandal. He reveals how Drax is chopping down trees and taking logs from some of the world's most precious forests.

English
  • Originally Aired October 3, 2022
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network BBC One
  • Created October 3, 2022 by
    daveoxford
  • Modified October 21, 2022 by
    Saritx